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- 01 Aug 2001
- News
George C. Lodge
produced twelve books and a host of cases and articles (including two McKinsey Award-winning Harvard Business Review articles); served as a chief architect of the cornerstone Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE)... View Details
- January 1991 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Responsible Care
By: George C. Lodge and Jeffrey F. Rayport
Describes a 1989 initiative of the Chemical Manufacturer's Association (CMA) to secure chemical industry support for and implementation of a series of codes of conduct in the field of environmental health and safety. Called "Responsible Care", the program makes... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Fairness; Ethics; Environmental Sustainability; Safety; Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Responsible Care." Harvard Business School Case 391-135, January 1991. (Revised March 1991.)
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3.7 Financial Aid Fraud | MBA
3.7 Financial Aid Fraud HBS is dedicated to ensuring equitable delivery of need-based financial aid. Vital to this practice is the expectation that financial information submitted by applicants and their families is both true and complete. View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
Unethical Behavior.") Four laboratory studies show that people are more likely to overlook others' unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift. Participants served in the role of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
of Associate Professor Karthik Ramanna, the Henry B. Arthur Fellow of business ethics at Harvard Business School. In a nutshell, the case goes like this: "Jim"... View Details
- November 2018 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence
By: Vikram S Gandhi and Caitlin Reimers
In Spring of 2018, Chris Ailman, CIO of the $200 billion pension plan for California public school teachers (CalSTRS) was mandated by his board to “prioritize engagement with makers and retailers of firearms in California” following a series of gun-related tragedies in... View Details
Keywords: Pension Funds; Pension Plan; Asset Allocation; Screening; ESG; Gun Violence; Business and Government Relations; Values and Beliefs; Education Industry; California; United States
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Caitlin Reimers. "CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence." Harvard Business School Case 819-079, November 2018. (Revised December 2018.)
- December 2003 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division
By: Francis Aguilar
This case describes corporate management's recent discovery of widespread unethical pricing transactions in one division and key managers' different views on how to respond. Students are asked to evaluate management's position and decide who should do what to resolve... View Details
Keywords: Customers; Price; Ethics; Business Divisions; Chemicals; Crisis Management; Chemical Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division." Harvard Business School Case 904-046, December 2003. (Revised September 2005.)
- January 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
United Housing—Otis Gates
By: Steven Rogers and Mercer Cook
Otis Gates, the only African-American in his HBS graduating class, is an entrepreneur from greater Boston area and has built a successful affordable housing firm. Along the way, he and his partners have contributed countless hours of community service to the... View Details
Keywords: Affordable Housing; Real Estate; Community Engagement; Social-good; Request For Proposal; Diversity; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Moral Sensibility; Fairness; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Housing; Business and Community Relations; Real Estate Industry
Rogers, Steven, and Mercer Cook. "United Housing—Otis Gates." Harvard Business School Case 317-059, January 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- February 2007
- Module Note
Trifles Summary: Reasoning from Moral Theory
By: Sandra J. Sucher
A summary of the major themes discussed in the fifth class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details
Sucher, Sandra J. "Trifles Summary: Reasoning from Moral Theory." Harvard Business School Module Note 607-069, February 2007.
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Conflict of Interest | About
Conflict of Interest HBS strives to adhere to the highest standard of integrity, ethics and respect in a manner consistent with HBS Community Standards. To view the staff policy, please refer to this page about Conflicts of Interest . The... View Details
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
Business School finance professor Kenneth A. Froot in the April working paper What Do Measures of Real-Time Corporate Sales Tell Us about Earnings Surprises and Post-Announcement Returns? “It’s startling to find that managers are not even... View Details
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Tom Doyle
hungry to learn ...debt to business journal editors for printing scholarship that illustrates how values and ethics are the bedrock of good business ...debt to friends for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Up Your Time Affluence
led to time savings and happiness. and reframe it If you’re bothered by work tasks that seem repetitive and meaningless, reframe them in the context of helping your colleagues and your organization achieve higher-level goals. And shift your perception of leisure time... View Details
- October 2013
- Supplement
Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (C)
By: Gautam Mukunda, Lisa Mazzanti and Aldo Sesia
When Cynthia Carroll, chief executive of Anglo American, ordered the shutdown of the company's Rustenburg, South Africa mines in the summer of 2007, it was just the first of many steps the company would take under her leadership to achieve zero harm. The case describes... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Organizational Culture; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Change; Mining Industry; South Africa
Mukunda, Gautam, Lisa Mazzanti, and Aldo Sesia. "Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 414-021, October 2013.
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. "In order for people to get along, they have to respect each other's differences," says Slifka, a successful Wall Street investor who has applied his business talent to various philanthropic ventures... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- News
A corporate leader’s legacy in India
When Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975) joined his family’s business in 1962, it was on the Tata Steel shop floor in Jamshedpur, India. From the ground up, Tata learned how to be an effective manager and a corporate leader who understands the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
Arts, Tisch Hall, and Tisch Hospital. Visiting Central Park, you can enjoy the Tisch Children’s Zoo. Then taking a break in Washington Square Park, you can relax by the Tisch Fountain. While the family is well-known for its business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also carefully weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Andrews, Raymond Remembered
of cases he wrote on the Swiss watch industry. A Ph.D. in English and the author of a critically acclaimed book on Mark Twain, Andrews also edited the Harvard Business Review for six years and was the master of Harvard’s Leverett House... View Details
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Lincoln Alabaster
manner, the character traits I gained from my parents, such as a relentless work ethic and a passion for life, will continue to be a part of this Earth. To produce, write, direct, and star in a thought-provoking film that endures (think... View Details